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Senior Automation Engineer SME

Pontoon
Posted 3 days ago, valid for 11 days
Location

Bromley, Kent BR2 9HT, England

Salary

£55,000 - £66,000 per annum

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Contract type

Full Time

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  • A Senior Automation Engineer (SME) position is available with a leading financial institution based in Chester, offering a remote role with occasional travel to Bromley or London.
  • The role requires a minimum of 5 years of experience in QA engineering and proficiency in test automation frameworks, SQL, Unix, and Selenium with TypeScript.
  • Candidates should have a strong understanding of programming languages such as JavaScript, HTML, CSS, and Python, as well as familiarity with various testing methods.
  • Responsibilities include planning testing activities, designing QA tests, tracking software bugs, and preparing detailed test reports.
  • The position offers a competitive salary of £60,000 per year.

?A fantastic new opportunity has become available Senior Automation Engineer (SME) with one of our Financial One of the world's leading financial institutions, serving individuals, small- and middle-market businesses, large corporations, and governments with a full range of banking, investment management and other financial and risk management products and services based in Chester.

Role: Senior Automation Engineer (SME)

Location: Remote (Occasionally need to travel to Bromley or London)

Duration: 12 Months

Experience and Skills required:

  • Good knowledge on Test Automation Framework like Data-Driven, BDD, hybrid framework
  • SQL, Unix knowledge
  • Experience as a QA Engineer and framework Selenium TypeScript
  • Complete understanding of automation systems and databases
  • Knowledge of programming languages like JavaScript, HTML, and CSS,python
  • Basic knowledge of scripting and other related procedures
  • Understanding of testing protocols
  • Know-how of different types of testing methods like white box and black box testing
  • Familiarity with the software development process
  • Good analytical and troubleshooting skills.

Responsibilities:

  • Planning and prioritizing testing activities
  • Helping identify weaknesses and problem areas in the software application.
  • Design and execute QA tests using scripts that automatically test the functionality and regression.
  • Suggesting automated software test procedures
  • Tracking software bugs and investigating the causes
  • Pointing out problem areas
  • Preparing automation scripts
  • Troubleshooting automation software issues
  • Creating test plans and cases
  • Preparing detailed test reports
  • Reviewing technical specifications and design documents
  • Conducting regression testing when needed
  • Monitoring assurance metrics and process results

Candidates will ideally show evidence of the above in their CV to be considered.

Please be advised if you haven't heard from us within 48 hours then unfortunately your application has not been successful on this occasion, we may however keep your details on file for any suitable future vacancies and contact you accordingly.

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In order to submit this application, a Reed account will be created for you. As such, in addition to applying for this job, you will be signed up to all Reed’s services as part of the process. By submitting this application, you agree to Reed’s Terms and Conditions and acknowledge that your personal data will be transferred to Reed and processed by them in accordance with their Privacy Policy.